Publication summary
46% 60 analyzed articles/videos 25,803 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Tom's Hardware results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Negativity Bias , and Optimism Bias , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 9.4% saturation with 14,191 hits . Analysis detected 140,914 faulty-reasoning hits from 150,941 analyzed words across 60 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 45% (220 of 398 publications). This Tom's Hardware is better (less manipulative) than 55.20% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 150,941
Article count: 60
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
45% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 44.8% percentile 1.8% BS Score60 analyzed articles150.9K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 9.4% 9.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 3.0% 3.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 6.3% 6.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.5% 0.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 5.1% 5.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.3% 3.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 3.7% 3.7% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 3.0% 3.0% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 1.6% 1.6% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Publication 3.4% 3.4% Sitewide departure map Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often
0.0% 0.0% 10% 10% 20% 20% 30% 30% 40% 40% 50% 50% Framing Effect: Publication 9.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 6.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 5.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 5.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 3.7%, sitewide 7.5% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 7.1%, sitewide 5.3% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 6.0%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 3.5%, sitewide 3.3% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Publication 3.4%, sitewide 0.8% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 0.5% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst